Many people choose to use the popular online staffing site Elance to work from home. To better your chances of getting hired for projects, post an online profile that is as detailed as you can make it to showcase what you can do. A marvelous way to make a great online profile pop is to use a good profile picture that makes you stand out from the rest.

Steps

1

Open a web browser. Double-click on the icon of your preferred browser on the desktop to launch it.

If the browser's icon is not on the desktop, you may find it in your programs list; click it from there.

2

Head for the Elance website. Once the browser is open, type in www.elance.com on the address bar at the top of the screen and hit Enter. You will be taken to the website's home screen.

3

Log into your Elance account. Type in your username and password on the fields provided then click "Sign in" to access your account.

4

Go to your profile page. After you log in, you will land on your job screen. To get to your profile page, click on the arrow-down tab beside your username at the top-right portion of the screen. From the drop-down menu that appears, scroll down through the five options and select “Profile.”

5

Go to the Edit Profile Picture screen. Once your profile page is displayed on the screen, you will see each individual section has a blue “Edit” button. Click on the “Edit” button below your current profile picture to open up the Edit Profile Picture screen.

Editing your profile picture on an ID-verified profile will void your verification. You may have to go through the process again to get your account re-verified.

6

Access the photos in your computer. A pop-up will appear, and in it, you will see two boxes with your current profile picture: one is normal-sized and the other is the thumbnail version. You will also see a “Choose file” button above the boxes. Click on this button to bring up another window that will display the images currently saved on your computer.

7

Choose a new profile photo. Scroll through the pictures until you find the one you want to use. Click on the chosen photo to go back to the Edit Profile Picture screen.

8

Save your new profile picture. Check if the new photo now appears in the two boxes (normal-sized and thumbnail). If you’re happy with the change, click on the green “Set as my profile picture” button to save your new profile picture.

You will be brought back to your profile page where you can view your new profile picture.